Guest guest Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Hi, My 10 year old daughter started Zoloft a couple of months ago. The doctor has decided to increase her dosage very slowly. We started with 25mg and she is currently at 50mg and has been at this dose for about a month. At the beginning the only side effect that she experienced was nausea and she would get a little silly shortly after taking her meds. But now her 'silliness' has become more frequent and the duration is longer! It's also more than being just a little silly. She gets really hyper and it's almost like she's on a high. She says things and does things that she normally would have never done! For example, she laughs hysterically and comments about her behind and toilet things repeatedly and when we ask her to stop and calm down, she has a hard time settling down and continues with her laughter and behaviour. And there's no reasoning with her at that time. Of course she gets like this during her 'silly' phase. At other times she can have mature conversations and be somewhat 'normal'. Has anyone else had any experience with this? Is this normal? It seems like for a lot of people the hyperness is an initial reaction to Zoloft and after a while it tapers off. But with my daughter it seems to be getting more frequent. This is so hard because she also has younger siblings and the kinds of things she says, I don't want them to hear or think that it's ok to say. Any advice? SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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